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team that involved the attorney general, his fbi director, the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano, the vice president was also in there as well as his national security team and his chief of staff and deputy chief of staff here in the white house. no indication whether they will come out here with him. so far only the president is scheduled to be here. there he is. >> good morning, everybody. i've just been briefed by my national security team, including fbi director mueller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser lisa monaco on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims, their families and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is invest
team that involved the attorney general, his fbi director, the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano, the vice president was also in there as well as his national security team and his chief of staff and deputy chief of staff here in the white house. no indication whether they will come out here with him. so far only the president is scheduled to be here. there he is. >> good morning, everybody. i've just been briefed by my national security team, including fbi director...
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napolitano admitted today that the government had not first taken notice of that trip you -- that the government had at first taken notice of the trip but then dropped the vase. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia? if you weren't, the reason. >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to. >> yeah. >> yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >> and just a few moments ago i spoke with senator chuck grassley ranking member of the judiciary committee about that exchange. >> when you have a ping like that or an alert like that, that immediately the fbi should have been notified about it, and senator graham brought out today that the fbi didn't know anything about it so you get back to a major problem that we have, does the left hand of government know what the right hand is doing? and if we're going to win this war on terrorism, we've got to have complete cooperation among all the departments that are involved in the war against terrorism. >> do you think the fbi did e
napolitano admitted today that the government had not first taken notice of that trip you -- that the government had at first taken notice of the trip but then dropped the vase. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia? if you weren't, the reason. >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to. >> yeah. >> yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >>...
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secretary napolitano getting grilled on capitol hill today, including this from republican senator chuck grassley of iowa. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia, and if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? um, yes. the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not match his airline ticket and if so, why did tsa miss the discrepancy? >> there was a mismatch there. >> well, there was that and there was also more. now with what else we know and what more we still do not. >> tamerlan sar nevada first hi hit the radar in 2011. >> they sent a letter to the fbi and other agencies that we think this guy has become radical. you need to watch him. >> an fbi statement said the question from russia was based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and a strong believer he changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the united states for travel to join us specified underground groups. the fbi say
secretary napolitano getting grilled on capitol hill today, including this from republican senator chuck grassley of iowa. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia, and if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? um, yes. the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not match his airline ticket and if...
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speaking before the senate judiciary committee, janet napolitano, a volatile region in russia has been plagued with radical violence. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia and if you weren't, the reason. >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? >> yes. >> yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned, all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >> did the agency drop the ball? the question keeps building. congressman michael mccaul is "outfront" tonight. good to see you. >> thank you, erin. >> the fbi was aware of the recent trip to russia and found nothing derogatory but according to some reports, russia didn't stop there and as recently as november of last year, russia's secret service alerted the fbi about tamerlan's alleged contact with a militant. they said they didn't get an alert but i ask you, what did you know about whether russia warned the united states again about tsarnaev's extremist ties? >> the fbi told me that they were not warned again. let's look at the facts here. the fbi has denied they ha
speaking before the senate judiciary committee, janet napolitano, a volatile region in russia has been plagued with radical violence. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia and if you weren't, the reason. >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? >> yes. >> yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned, all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >> did the agency drop the ball? the...
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meanwhile, we can tell you that homeland security secretary janet napolitano, she is also appearing at a judiciary committee hearing this morning on immigration reform. happening right now. wolf, given the fact that both suspects immigrated to this country in the last decade, expect the case to come up. wolf. >> just to recap the senate intelligence committee will have a separate briefing with the fbi, the house intelligence committee will have their hearing, both will be behind closed doors, no media allowed inside. is that right? >> that's right. and that's typically what happens in these cases, wolf. because there -- there might be sensitive national security details that are divulged during the hearings, they are often closed to the public. however, we'll be staking out during those hearings and trying to find out, what, if anything, being said about whether or not some red flags were missed in the case of tamerlan tsavraev in his trip to russia back in 2011. wolf. >> and everybody agrees, the most important thing right now, to learn lessons from what happened, not necessarily for
meanwhile, we can tell you that homeland security secretary janet napolitano, she is also appearing at a judiciary committee hearing this morning on immigration reform. happening right now. wolf, given the fact that both suspects immigrated to this country in the last decade, expect the case to come up. wolf. >> just to recap the senate intelligence committee will have a separate briefing with the fbi, the house intelligence committee will have their hearing, both will be behind closed...
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today, senators were asking secretary janet napolitano about the older brother's trip to russia in 2012 because it appears intelligence agencies were aware he had left the country, but they didn't know that he had returned to the united states. take a listen. >> you said, i think to senator grassley, that the older brother, the suspect who was killed, when he left to go back to russia in 2012, the system picked up his departure, but did not pick up him coming back. is that correct? >> that's my understanding. i can give you the detail in a classified setting, but i think the salient fact there, senator, is that the fbi text alert on him at that point was more than a year old and had expired. >> it is interesting that the secretary says the salient fact is that the investigation had already been closed into him, by the time he came back. well, salient, also troubling. let's bring in former cia operative and cnn analyst bob baer. help us make some sense of this. the concern is that there was a slip, right? that this was someone you should have had eyes on, and you didn't. what does it mea
today, senators were asking secretary janet napolitano about the older brother's trip to russia in 2012 because it appears intelligence agencies were aware he had left the country, but they didn't know that he had returned to the united states. take a listen. >> you said, i think to senator grassley, that the older brother, the suspect who was killed, when he left to go back to russia in 2012, the system picked up his departure, but did not pick up him coming back. is that correct?...
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homeland can see security secretary janet napolitano. caller: what are they going to do about the people that are getting welfare and benefits? how is that going to work? host: question for homeland security secretary janet napolitano. we'll take you there now. it is expected to start in just a moment. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> good morning, everybody. on a tighte schedule. the secretary has to testify later today for appropriations. fornt to commend you working so hard on the coordinated national security effort in boston. the middle of the night, early morning briefings on what has happened and the way your department, local and state police, the fbi work together is a model for the rest of the world and how quickly everybody was able to move. and theiot day bombing successful capture of the remaining suspect is why you were not here that day. i well understood what your schedule look like and it was time for you to be in the command post. a numbe
homeland can see security secretary janet napolitano. caller: what are they going to do about the people that are getting welfare and benefits? how is that going to work? host: question for homeland security secretary janet napolitano. we'll take you there now. it is expected to start in just a moment. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> good morning, everybody. on a tighte schedule. the secretary has to...
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secretary napolitano was set to testify but canceled. she's participating in a briefing at the white house on the investigation and into the boston bombings. this is live coverage on c-span. counting on a substantial increase in the number and quality. --appeared to me >> what would you say this? we will have immigration. the question is will it be lawful and will it serve the national interest? i think you would agree with that. i think that we need to talk more about the issue you are raising. there are people out there today, young men and others in particular that need to be working today that cannot find work. the jobs and work they get need to be at a decent wage. they need to have an opportunity for some sort of retirement or maybe a vacation or maybe a health care plan they can operate on. you are correct that we are not providing that today. there's a real social danger happening in america from that the unemployment. >> senator, i think that the question is who benefits ? i'm not sure. i would like to take my time in going thro
secretary napolitano was set to testify but canceled. she's participating in a briefing at the white house on the investigation and into the boston bombings. this is live coverage on c-span. counting on a substantial increase in the number and quality. --appeared to me >> what would you say this? we will have immigration. the question is will it be lawful and will it serve the national interest? i think you would agree with that. i think that we need to talk more about the issue you are...
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secretary to napolitano from earlier today. all of that hearing in our video library at c-span.org. we will take you to boston for a briefing from the fbi on the boston marathon bombing investigation. just ahead of that news conference, they announced they would release video and photographs of the investigation, so we will have live once it starts on c-span. the secretary, the the about the explosion at a fertilizer plant in the time of what -- in that town of west, texas, an explosion that killed 15 and injured as many as 160. >> i will begin with west, texas, as the more recent event, and give you the most current information that we have about the explosion, and of course, our sympathies and concerns go out to the families of those who have lost loved ones or who have had a loved one who has been injured. ghtthe faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. the texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad h
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security secretary janet napolitano testified for an immigration bill by a bipartisan group of senators known as the beginning of a. she was before the committee for two and a half hours. >> good morning, everybody. i know we're on a tight schedule. the secretary has to testify later today for appropriations. i want to commend you for working so hard on the coordinated national security effort in boston. the middle of the night, early morning briefings on what has happened and the way your department, local and state police, the fbi work together is a model for the rest of the world and how quickly everybody was able to move. the patriot day bombing and the successful capture of the remaining suspect is why you were not here that day. i well understood what your schedule look like and it was time for you to be in the command post. a number of concerns were not part of the effort for comprehensive immigration reform. we return to testify about the ability of this. you had been here in february to testify about this effort. you said you were willing to come back. it is a testament to refo
security secretary janet napolitano testified for an immigration bill by a bipartisan group of senators known as the beginning of a. she was before the committee for two and a half hours. >> good morning, everybody. i know we're on a tight schedule. the secretary has to testify later today for appropriations. i want to commend you for working so hard on the coordinated national security effort in boston. the middle of the night, early morning briefings on what has happened and the way...
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. >> janet napolitano is on capitol hill this morning to testify about her department's budget requests. our live coverage is on c-span 3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern. today's moments, headlines, your calls and tweets live on "washington journal." there is legislative business before the house starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and thel vote at known debate will continue tomorrow. minutes, we will talk with the judiciary committee member about homeland security policy in the aftermath of the bombings in boston. at 8:30 eastern, we'll discuss the legislative agenda in the senate
. >> janet napolitano is on capitol hill this morning to testify about her department's budget requests. our live coverage is on c-span 3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern. today's moments, headlines, your calls and tweets live on "washington journal." there is legislative business before the house starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and thel vote at known debate will continue tomorrow. minutes, we will talk with the judiciary committee member about homeland security policy in the aftermath of...
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lvia matthews burwell -- secretary napolitano, again, thank you, and f.b.i. director muller, yesterday for joining us last evening and for classified briefing in the capitol. on boston, the tragedy. we want to welcome you here today as our secretary led the department, i think, since 2009, and starting her second term. we're glad you came here for a second hitch. given the recent bombings in boston, we appreciate your efforts. times you lead. we also want to offer you any time if you want to take any, if there are any updates you want to provide for the ongoing efforts in boston. and you're now recognized to do that and for your statement. thank you. welcome. >> thank you, chairman carper and ranking member coburn, members of the committee. for the opportunity to discuss the president's fiscal year 2014 budget request for the department of homeland security. before i begin, as the chairman acknowledged, i would like to say a few words about the attack in boston. our thoughts and our prayers remain with the victims and their families and with the city of bosto
lvia matthews burwell -- secretary napolitano, again, thank you, and f.b.i. director muller, yesterday for joining us last evening and for classified briefing in the capitol. on boston, the tragedy. we want to welcome you here today as our secretary led the department, i think, since 2009, and starting her second term. we're glad you came here for a second hitch. given the recent bombings in boston, we appreciate your efforts. times you lead. we also want to offer you any time if you want to...
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napolitano. have ancy has failed to simple standard for measuring border security, a project the department of homeland security started in 2010, but apparently has not worked up much of a sweat. unfortunately, one of your people testify to the house, said that mr. burke rc -- he -- that it will be a tool for the measurement you are suggesting. there was a very scathing report about the failure of establishing metrics. do you intend to come forth in a farmer transparent manner -- far more unsparing manner with a border security index? manner with at border index? >> there are so many ways to measure the border. the definition did not encompass all of the ways you could look at the border. -- is a let's look at border a safe and secure area? it, thatou got into is a much more difficult question to answer than it is to ask. there are a whole host of statistics. a whole host of statistics on a baseball player. you have to look at the picture and see what that trend lines are and the like. we have to
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. >> janet napolitano and on the immigration bill proposed by a bipartisan group of senators. discussionhours, a of the decision not to treat the boston marathon bombing suspect as an enemy combatants. after that, a hearing on the constitutionality of using drones to target terror suspects overseas. look at herto vision as a partner. there were several first ladies who considered themselves to be partners. not that they were trying to tell them what to do, but to help advise them, to help take care of them, whether mentally or physically. i think she was a very significant influence on her husband. >> she is a tragic figure. part of the tragedy is the partnership which did helped contribute to his becoming president, in many ways, was destroyed by the war. the presidency they have worked together to achieve. >> our conversation about mary todd lincoln is now available on our website. monday for next program. janet napolitano testified on capitol hill today on the immigration bill proposed by a bipartisan group of senators. she was before the senate judiciary committee for abou
. >> janet napolitano and on the immigration bill proposed by a bipartisan group of senators. discussionhours, a of the decision not to treat the boston marathon bombing suspect as an enemy combatants. after that, a hearing on the constitutionality of using drones to target terror suspects overseas. look at herto vision as a partner. there were several first ladies who considered themselves to be partners. not that they were trying to tell them what to do, but to help advise them, to help...
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janet napolitano says the legislation that was unveiled last week would require all u.s. passports to be electronically readable, potentially avoiding problems they saw when one of the bombing suspects left to go to russia and the fbi was not informed about him leaving the country. that's the new immigration bill, that it would solve that type of problem from occurring again. back to our topic for all of you. the internet sales tax. do you support or oppose it. we talked about the democrat from oregon who opposes the idea. here is what he had to say on the senate floor. [video clip] thatis is legislation enables one state to impose the enforcement of its laws on 39 other states and the territories without the approval of such states and territories. let me repeat that. it is . . it can be forced on these other states against their will and businesses can be audited by a myriad of out of state tax collectors and would be forced to defend themselves. coercion. without an effort to at least promotes some elements of a voluntaryness in this, a vote for the marketplace fairnes
janet napolitano says the legislation that was unveiled last week would require all u.s. passports to be electronically readable, potentially avoiding problems they saw when one of the bombing suspects left to go to russia and the fbi was not informed about him leaving the country. that's the new immigration bill, that it would solve that type of problem from occurring again. back to our topic for all of you. the internet sales tax. do you support or oppose it. we talked about the democrat from...
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forre arranging another day secretary napolitano. i thank the other two witnesses who reject -- who rearranged their schedules on very short notice. it makes the committee work. i would also note, for the record, as you go back over your notes, if you want to add to any one of your answers come of course, i will keep record open for that. getre not playing a game of you. we just want to have the best possible record. iwant to thank both of -- want to thank members of both parties for being here. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> we will hear more next week about the immigration debate and propose legislation from the gang of eight. reviewed thiswas week. the senate judiciary committee chaired by senator hetrick leahy will hold its second hearing on the proposal live monday at 10 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> the museum is meant to help a visitor relive the first eight years of the 21st century. the museum explains the decision-making process that i we
forre arranging another day secretary napolitano. i thank the other two witnesses who reject -- who rearranged their schedules on very short notice. it makes the committee work. i would also note, for the record, as you go back over your notes, if you want to add to any one of your answers come of course, i will keep record open for that. getre not playing a game of you. we just want to have the best possible record. iwant to thank both of -- want to thank members of both parties for being...
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we are arranging another day for secretary napolitano. i think the two witnesses who came here to rearrange their schedules on short notice. appreciate it. it is what makes the committee work. i would also note for the record that as you go back over your notes on what to do and to any of your answers, i will keep the record open for that. we're not playing a game of -- we are just trying to have thes. i thank both parties for being here. we stand in recess until the call the chair. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ofon your screen a picture dzhokhar tsarnaev, still at large after police and fbi investigations in the area of watertown, a suburb of boston. the lock down request has been lifted by authorities, and governor deval patrick announced public transportation is ronnie. police say the suspect is still in the state because of his ties to the area and we will continue to bring updates and briefings as they become available on the c-span networks. up with
we are arranging another day for secretary napolitano. i think the two witnesses who came here to rearrange their schedules on short notice. appreciate it. it is what makes the committee work. i would also note for the record that as you go back over your notes on what to do and to any of your answers, i will keep the record open for that. we're not playing a game of -- we are just trying to have thes. i thank both parties for being here. we stand in recess until the call the chair. [captions...
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now, if janet napolitano says, steve king, i've got $8.25 million for you this year and i want you to achieve more efficiency and security along your west mile than we've had before, would i hire a group of border patrol agents to stand there and buy humvees and put on uniforms and buy their arms and set up the health care plan and the retirement plan and take that perpetual liability for the balance of their lives for the purpose of guarding that mile? some of it i would, mr. speaker. some of it i would. some of it i would put an infrastructure in place. i would build a fence or wall across the areas where people are crossing and i have no advocated we build 2,000 miles of fence on our southern border but i have consistently advocate it that we build it until -- keep extending our fence at the most illegally crossed places until such time as they stop going around the end. and if it happens, they don't stop going around the end, then ultimately we would end up of 2,000, a fence, wall and a fence on the southern border. if it gets too expensive or too difficult, no, mr. speaker, it's
now, if janet napolitano says, steve king, i've got $8.25 million for you this year and i want you to achieve more efficiency and security along your west mile than we've had before, would i hire a group of border patrol agents to stand there and buy humvees and put on uniforms and buy their arms and set up the health care plan and the retirement plan and take that perpetual liability for the balance of their lives for the purpose of guarding that mile? some of it i would, mr. speaker. some of...
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immigration ts fed a lawsuitinst secretary napolitano and i.c.e. director because both have refused to enthe immigration laws enacted by congress. d.h.s. and i.c.e. do not arrest with the specific intent to misleading the american public with enforcement of the illegal immigration in our country. i.c.e. claims they have deported more illegal aliens than any time in history is false. i.c.e. claims they that it has led to more deportation of criminal aliens is false. i.c.e. claims that the border is more secure, likewise are false. at an alarming rate i.c.e. and deportation numbers have plummeted since 2008. clear evidence that interior enforcement in large part has been shut down in the last four years. it is an attempt to conceal i.c.e.'s plummeting arrests and deportation statistics, massive amounts of arrests are being transported to i.c.e. to boost their statistic call data. immigrant rights group work with i.c.e. and d.h.s. and dictate the law enforcement policies welcome back the agencies, not the united states congress. under the obama admini
immigration ts fed a lawsuitinst secretary napolitano and i.c.e. director because both have refused to enthe immigration laws enacted by congress. d.h.s. and i.c.e. do not arrest with the specific intent to misleading the american public with enforcement of the illegal immigration in our country. i.c.e. claims they have deported more illegal aliens than any time in history is false. i.c.e. claims they that it has led to more deportation of criminal aliens is false. i.c.e. claims that the border...
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amnesty for the promise of enforcement and the promise of enforcement is that janet napolitano is to produce a -- within five years a plan to get 90% operational control of the critical sectors of the border that she designates. and that 90% of those that we see, of course, because you can't count those that you can't see. so they want to be able to catch 90% of those you can see. we don't know if they'll turn their eyes the other way. here's what i know, we'll never see the enforcement side of this. it's amnesty first. promise of enforcement second. that has never worked. if they were serious they would go to work and secure the border, shut off the jobs magnet, restore the respect for the rule of law. we would know in this country if there was respect for the rule of law restored. and at that point i'm ready to sit down and talk. i'm ready to have that conversation. but absent the re-establishment of the rule of law, and that means border control, serious border control, we got the resources to do it, mr. speaker. it's not that we don't have. we're spending over $6 million a mile o
amnesty for the promise of enforcement and the promise of enforcement is that janet napolitano is to produce a -- within five years a plan to get 90% operational control of the critical sectors of the border that she designates. and that 90% of those that we see, of course, because you can't count those that you can't see. so they want to be able to catch 90% of those you can see. we don't know if they'll turn their eyes the other way. here's what i know, we'll never see the enforcement side of...
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secretary janet napolitano from homeland security will testify before the committee. she willbay talk about border security, how to come up with a strategy for making sure we are securing our southern border there's also going to be two economists talking today. douglas holtz-eakin, former director of the congressional budget office. and another economist named peter, who is on the u.s. civil rights commission. they will testify about how illegal immigration can affect the u.s. economy. a hearing on friday. then on monday a second hearing. after that we have to see how the process unfolds. especially republicans on the judiciary committee are calling for more than the currently scheduled hearings. probably sometime in early may we will move to the markup process which is where the senators on the judiciary committee can begin offering amendments and releasing how they want to continue to shape the bill. we hope it gets passed out of committee and go to the senate floor. host: rebekah kaplan of the national journal. wilmington, north carolina, kathleen is on our democr
secretary janet napolitano from homeland security will testify before the committee. she willbay talk about border security, how to come up with a strategy for making sure we are securing our southern border there's also going to be two economists talking today. douglas holtz-eakin, former director of the congressional budget office. and another economist named peter, who is on the u.s. civil rights commission. they will testify about how illegal immigration can affect the u.s. economy. a...
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center claire mccaskill from missouri pose that question to homeland security secretary janet napolitano. >> based on the evidence at this point, is there any difference between sandy hook and boston, other than the choice of weapons? in terms of intent for death and destruction and injury, no. methodology, guess. we don't know the motivation certainly behind boston. we don't know whether was domestic, international -- >> or if it was identical to the motivation in sandy hook. >> we just don't know the answer. i think it is impossible for me to sit at the table today and say they are identical, except in the effect of impact. >> as i look at the evidence that is available, you have mass destruction and violence and andghter of innocents, neither case do we note motive. the irony is, we are so quick to call boston terror, why are we not calling the man with a high- capacity assault weapon and a high-capacity magazine, why are we not calling him a terrorist? >> i don't know the answer to that question. host: bill braniff, do you have a response to that exchange? ofst: the definition terror
center claire mccaskill from missouri pose that question to homeland security secretary janet napolitano. >> based on the evidence at this point, is there any difference between sandy hook and boston, other than the choice of weapons? in terms of intent for death and destruction and injury, no. methodology, guess. we don't know the motivation certainly behind boston. we don't know whether was domestic, international -- >> or if it was identical to the motivation in sandy hook....
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just wanted to at the outset thank you very much, secretary napolitano, d.h.s. has a complicated, difficult, broad-ranging mission and that's just one department. it's responsible for a vast array of important goals at the same time and i'm grateful for your doing your very best and for everyone in the department doing your very best, particularly at this time when we opened this hearing with reflections on the tragedies in boston and in west texas. we're reminded of how grateful we are for everyone in law enforcement and public safety who helps protect us. i'm from the midatlantic region with many ports and with the significant allocation of additional resources under this bill to the southwest border, what assurance can you give us that crehence -- comprehensive immigration reform won't further degrade c.b.p.'s ability to perform its customs inspection mission at some of our vital ports around the country? >> i think it's important, and as i review the bill and the intent behind the bill, it is to make sure that the additional activities are paid for through f
just wanted to at the outset thank you very much, secretary napolitano, d.h.s. has a complicated, difficult, broad-ranging mission and that's just one department. it's responsible for a vast array of important goals at the same time and i'm grateful for your doing your very best and for everyone in the department doing your very best, particularly at this time when we opened this hearing with reflections on the tragedies in boston and in west texas. we're reminded of how grateful we are for...
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you have secretary napolitano, director of f.b.i., you have the head of -- director of the n.s.a., alexander, and all three have said, they said one of the biggest fears they have now are these attacks and that unless we have a sharing opportunity between government and between business they feel they cannot protect our country from these cyberattacks the way we should. it's important we act now on this bill. now, we can pass bills in the house all day long, but if the senate doesn't pass a bill and the president doesn't sign it, where are we? we were able to pass our bill last year in a bipartisan manner, and yet our bill went to the senate and it stalled. the bill didn't go anywhere. so chairman rogers and i started again, but what we said to each other and we discussed was that we need to address the issue of privacy because even though we felt strongly that our bill does protect privacy, we knew there was -- there were groups out there, especially the privacy groups, felt there was not enough protection in our bill. we rolled up our sleeves. we listened to the issues raised by the privac
you have secretary napolitano, director of f.b.i., you have the head of -- director of the n.s.a., alexander, and all three have said, they said one of the biggest fears they have now are these attacks and that unless we have a sharing opportunity between government and between business they feel they cannot protect our country from these cyberattacks the way we should. it's important we act now on this bill. now, we can pass bills in the house all day long, but if the senate doesn't pass a...
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director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor, lisa monaco, on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. explosionst two gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including a 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place, the f.b.i.'s investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. that's what we don't yet know. and clearly we're at the beginning of our investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we
director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor, lisa monaco, on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. explosionst two gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others,...
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also from "fox news" this morning -- hear from homeland security secretary janet napolitano, her statement on the boston bombings -- that is the homeland security secretary. of senate marked a moment silence is today in their chamber. house speaker john boehner marked a moment of silence as well. we are going to show you this picture -- here is the president getting briefed yesterday by the fbi director at the white house about what had happened. in annapolis, a republican caller, go ahead. response am calling in to the call blaming everything on iraq. i came to america in 1975. i was surprised at how little americans knew about national terrorism until september 11. iraq was in response to creeping terrorism for many years before september 11, 2001. this is going to keep going if -- not blaming things on on the root cause but on terrorism. terrorism has been going on for many years before iraq. i rack was our response to terrorism. -- iraq was our response to terrorism. host: what you think of this opinion in "usa today" this --ning, the right to this they write this -- caller: i agree. b
also from "fox news" this morning -- hear from homeland security secretary janet napolitano, her statement on the boston bombings -- that is the homeland security secretary. of senate marked a moment silence is today in their chamber. house speaker john boehner marked a moment of silence as well. we are going to show you this picture -- here is the president getting briefed yesterday by the fbi director at the white house about what had happened. in annapolis, a republican caller, go...
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. >> the homeland's security secretary, janet napolitano, discussed the boston marathon bombings. in this clip, she was asked to draw a comparison to the sandy hook shootings. i'm a former prosecutor. i have got a question that is -- i cannot keep it from coming out. based on the evidence at this point, is there any difference between sandy hook and boston other than the choice of weapon? >> well, from a -- in terms of intent or death and instruction and injury, no. methodology, yes. we do not know the motivation behind boston. we do not know whether it was domestic or international. >> or if it was identical to the motivation and sandy hook. >> we do not know the answer to the question. i think that it is impossible for me to sit at the table today and say that they are identical except in affect and impact. >> as i look at the evidence available, you have massive destruction and violence and slaughter of innocents. in neither case do we know the motive. the irony is we are quick to call boston "terror." why are we not calling the man with the high-capacity assault weapon and hig
. >> the homeland's security secretary, janet napolitano, discussed the boston marathon bombings. in this clip, she was asked to draw a comparison to the sandy hook shootings. i'm a former prosecutor. i have got a question that is -- i cannot keep it from coming out. based on the evidence at this point, is there any difference between sandy hook and boston other than the choice of weapon? >> well, from a -- in terms of intent or death and instruction and injury, no. methodology,...
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. >> this morning, secretary napolitano said in a hearing on capitol hill, he went overseas to russia, and is the president concern there's a flaw in the system, and if so, is he looking to have a revie of that and having it possibly changed? >> what the president said when he stood here before you late friday evening night was that there are many questions that need to be answered, and that's what a thorough investigation will produce is answers to all the questions that we have about these two individuals, their activities, their thrafl, their associations, what motivated them, and everything that went into the decision that they took to, you know, engage in a terrorist act against people of the united states and boston. that will be all of these questions would be part of this investigation. it is part of the case that will be built against the suspect who is in custody and part of the overall investigation of what happened. >> should he have began -- been on a no-fly list? should people spending that much time in russia be on a no-fly list and just spend time overseas? >> specific
. >> this morning, secretary napolitano said in a hearing on capitol hill, he went overseas to russia, and is the president concern there's a flaw in the system, and if so, is he looking to have a revie of that and having it possibly changed? >> what the president said when he stood here before you late friday evening night was that there are many questions that need to be answered, and that's what a thorough investigation will produce is answers to all the questions that we have...
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we concluded the last one yesterday with the testimony of secretary janet napolitano. in all, we've had dozens of hearings, dozens of hearings; immigration in the last couple of years, but these six were especially important for the senate for our work in the judiciary committee. i have -- tomorrow we will put on the judiciary committee agenda the immigration under our normal practice. i've consulted with the ranking member. we both agree on this. the bill will be put over until the first thursday that we come back from our early may break. this actually works well because i would assume that all members of the committee have read it. certainly we've had plenty of people who have testified, a dozen or more people who have testified have all read it and spoken about it, for or against it. but it will allow other senators who are not on the committee time to read the bill. once we start marking it up and voting on it in committee, it will be my intention to not go thursday to thursday, but to go every -- to go several days a week. i don't think -- i'm told that people do
we concluded the last one yesterday with the testimony of secretary janet napolitano. in all, we've had dozens of hearings, dozens of hearings; immigration in the last couple of years, but these six were especially important for the senate for our work in the judiciary committee. i have -- tomorrow we will put on the judiciary committee agenda the immigration under our normal practice. i've consulted with the ranking member. we both agree on this. the bill will be put over until the first...
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earlier today homeland secure the secretary janet napolitano testified on capitol hill. she was talking about the 2014 budget request for our department. she discussed the west texas oil refinery explosion and the boston marathon bombs. here's a look. >> i'll begin with west texas as the more recent event and give you the most current information that we have about the explosion. and, of course, our sympathies and concerns go out to the families of those who've lost loved ones or who have had a loved one who has been injured. as of right now the faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad has halted freight service. and local authorities have turned off utility service in the area including gas and electricity. there is an incident command center at a triage center, but they been recently moved due to fears that additional tanks could be at risk. theme,
earlier today homeland secure the secretary janet napolitano testified on capitol hill. she was talking about the 2014 budget request for our department. she discussed the west texas oil refinery explosion and the boston marathon bombs. here's a look. >> i'll begin with west texas as the more recent event and give you the most current information that we have about the explosion. and, of course, our sympathies and concerns go out to the families of those who've lost loved ones or who have...
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the senate judiciary committee hears from homeland security secretary janet napolitano about immigration policy. that's on c-span at 9:30 a.m. eastern. on c-span3 at 10 eastern, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau, richard cordray, presents the bureau's semiannual report to the senate banking committee. also on c-span3 a senate judiciary subcommittee looks into constitutional and statutory authority for drone strikes and targeted killings. that's at 4 p.m. eastern. >>> one of the problems when the judges are appointing the public defenders is then the public defender's job is reliant on their approval. and judges are judged, um, on their efficiency often; how fast do they process cases, how quickly do they get through the docket? so they're going to want a public defender that goes along and gets along, that does their bidding. and that's a real challenge. and in new orleans for a long time, the system was also that one public defender was assigned to one courtroom, and the same judge. so they were always arguing before the same judge. >> yeah. >> and the problem with th
the senate judiciary committee hears from homeland security secretary janet napolitano about immigration policy. that's on c-span at 9:30 a.m. eastern. on c-span3 at 10 eastern, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau, richard cordray, presents the bureau's semiannual report to the senate banking committee. also on c-span3 a senate judiciary subcommittee looks into constitutional and statutory authority for drone strikes and targeted killings. that's at 4 p.m. eastern. >>>...
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officer sued secretary napolitano and mr. morton, and they raised the question that they were placed in an untenable position where the law required them to do one thing, and they were told by their superiors to do something contrary to law. and the case was heard in federal court. and in the hearing yesterday, i raise this had with the secretary, and my friend, the chairman of the judiciary committee, senator leahy, laughed. he said, well, a lot of people file lawsuits, but it's another thing to win one of these lawsuits. and that's true. it's unusual to see some of these lawsuits that are filed actually reach a situation in which federal officials are directed to do something. about it appears that's exactly what the federal judge did yesterday. he said that the secretary doesn't have the ability to direct agents not to do what congress has explicitly required them to do. they have a right to have certain policies and procedures, and those are pretty dangerous as it is because setting prosecutorial guidelines and procedures
officer sued secretary napolitano and mr. morton, and they raised the question that they were placed in an untenable position where the law required them to do one thing, and they were told by their superiors to do something contrary to law. and the case was heard in federal court. and in the hearing yesterday, i raise this had with the secretary, and my friend, the chairman of the judiciary committee, senator leahy, laughed. he said, well, a lot of people file lawsuits, but it's another thing...
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>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano testifying about the relationship between homeland security and immigration policy. she was asked about the boston bombers, and the saudi student onlily questioned. you can see the entire hearing tonight on c-span. >> several media outlets reported that two individuals responsible for the tragic bombings were immigrants from chechneya. before the brothers came -- became the focus of the investigation, authorities questioned a saudi student who reportedly was on a terrorist watch list. i sent a letter to you this morning asking for answers to questions about the bombers and how they enter acted with your agency. i trust you would promptly responsible, given the impact that's could have on the immigration debate. with regard to the saudi student, was he on a watch list? and if so, how did he obtain student vees visa? >> he was not on a watch list. what happened is this student wag -- when you back it out, in the wrong place at the wrong time. he was never a subject, never even really a person of interest. because he was being interviewed, he was
>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano testifying about the relationship between homeland security and immigration policy. she was asked about the boston bombers, and the saudi student onlily questioned. you can see the entire hearing tonight on c-span. >> several media outlets reported that two individuals responsible for the tragic bombings were immigrants from chechneya. before the brothers came -- became the focus of the investigation, authorities questioned a saudi...
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. >> homeland security janet napolitano testified before the senate homeland security committee on her department's 20. as they are in the secretary and the boston marathon. see the testimony on c-span and any time a c-span.org. >> i'm a former prosecutor and i've got a question that i just can't keep from coming out. based on the evidence at this point, is there any difference between sandy hook and boston other than the choice of weapons? >> well, in terms of intent, for death and destruction in injury, no. methodology coming at us. we don't know the motivation behind certainly boston. we don't know whether it's domestic, international -- >> or identical to the motivation in sandy hook. >> we don't know the answer to those questions. i think that it's impossible for me to sit at the table today and say they are identical except in effect dead pact. >> as i look at the evidence available, you have mass destruction and violence and slaughter of innocent. in neither case do we know motives. the irony is we are so quick to call boston terrier. why are we calling the man with the high-cap
. >> homeland security janet napolitano testified before the senate homeland security committee on her department's 20. as they are in the secretary and the boston marathon. see the testimony on c-span and any time a c-span.org. >> i'm a former prosecutor and i've got a question that i just can't keep from coming out. based on the evidence at this point, is there any difference between sandy hook and boston other than the choice of weapons? >> well, in terms of intent, for...
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i've spoken to fbi director muller, and secretary of homeland security napolitano and they're mobilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond. i've updated leaders of congress in both parties, and we re-affirmed on days like this floor republicans or democrats. we're americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens. i've also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear they have every single federal resource necessary to care for the victimmed and counsel the families, and above all i made clear to them that all americans stand with the people of boston. boston police, firefighters, and first responders, as well as the national guard, responded heroic include, and continue to -- heroically and continue to do so as we speak it's a reminder that so many americans serve on hour behalf every day without regard to their own safety in dangerous and difficult circumstances and we salute all those who assisted in responding so quickly and professionally to this tragedy. we still do not know who did this or why. and people shouldn't jump to conclusions b
i've spoken to fbi director muller, and secretary of homeland security napolitano and they're mobilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond. i've updated leaders of congress in both parties, and we re-affirmed on days like this floor republicans or democrats. we're americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens. i've also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear they have every single federal resource necessary to care for the victimmed and...
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. >> and to say what happened today, these same people who blamed janet napolitano that any terrorist could walk in and buy a gun. >> john: in many ways when you look at steve king if it was an immigrant, we have to revise the whole program you're the same guys who say all gun owners should not be penalized by the action of a few. but now you're going to do that with immigrants and visas? the expansion of background checks failed to get the necessary votes today. if it has the support of 90% of americans, and it still can't pass the senate, is there any hope of strengthening gun control in this country? i'll go to the mom first. >> the fact that these guys are elected to vote on our behalf, and this is what they do when 90% of america agrees with this, they should be fired. they are not doing their job. this is ridiculous. no one needs a magazine. if he had--how many times are we going to hear it. if he had to stop and reload there will be more children on this earth right now. >> john: jim i know you're a republican much love and respect, but when the majority of republicans and majo
. >> and to say what happened today, these same people who blamed janet napolitano that any terrorist could walk in and buy a gun. >> john: in many ways when you look at steve king if it was an immigrant, we have to revise the whole program you're the same guys who say all gun owners should not be penalized by the action of a few. but now you're going to do that with immigrants and visas? the expansion of background checks failed to get the necessary votes today. if it has the...
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homeland security secretary janet napolitano says her department was aware of the trip. the fbi says it wasn't. >>> and hillary clinton is giving her first paid speech today since leaving her post as secretary of state. she's going to address the national multihousing council in dallas for a reported fee of some $200,000. we're back after the break. stay with us. (vo) next, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you
homeland security secretary janet napolitano says her department was aware of the trip. the fbi says it wasn't. >>> and hillary clinton is giving her first paid speech today since leaving her post as secretary of state. she's going to address the national multihousing council in dallas for a reported fee of some $200,000. we're back after the break. stay with us. (vo) next, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this...
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. >> by the way janet napolitano was testifying on capitol hill about the boston marathon bombings and she said there is no indication this was part of a bigger plot. that's a little bit of breaking news there. >> hal: no -- absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. it doesn't mean they won't be tied to other things later. there is a reason why new york and los angeles and seattle and chicago are all on alert and watching out for stuff like that. because these kind of acts are too easy to do. they are not -- they do not require a level of sophistication. the local law enforcement and fbi all across the country has foiled plots like this before and they go under the radar because they aren't the kind -- they aren't -- >> al-qaeda -- it still exists generally takes credit for this stuff. >> stephanie: that's what i mean. charlie pierce was saying that he and his sportswriter friends have said this is what it is going to be. it won't be the super bowl. it will be one of the last open events like the boston marathon. it is almost impossible to stop somebody from throwing something in
. >> by the way janet napolitano was testifying on capitol hill about the boston marathon bombings and she said there is no indication this was part of a bigger plot. that's a little bit of breaking news there. >> hal: no -- absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. it doesn't mean they won't be tied to other things later. there is a reason why new york and los angeles and seattle and chicago are all on alert and watching out for stuff like that. because these kind of acts are...
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briefings at the white house when jay carney brought in, among others, homeland security secretary janet napolitano. she said you know what? if this sequester goes through it will be bad news. delays at the border. furlough some of our border security guards. so if you really care about border security, you should not go through with the sequester. i was there on point here when secretary of transportation ray lahood good man i think has done a great job. he came in and he said hey, folks, i gotta tell you the faa is one of the biggest parts of the department of transportation. and they got nothing but people, you know. they don't have like battleships that can keep in port or whatever and we're going to have to cut x billion dollars whatever it is. the only way we can meet that goal is we're going to have to furlough. and most of our people -- so we have nothing but employees basically. most of our people or a good schaffer our people are air-traffic controllers so there is no way -- this is what lahood told us, told the world. there is no way that we can avoid this. therefore, no way to avoid wha
briefings at the white house when jay carney brought in, among others, homeland security secretary janet napolitano. she said you know what? if this sequester goes through it will be bad news. delays at the border. furlough some of our border security guards. so if you really care about border security, you should not go through with the sequester. i was there on point here when secretary of transportation ray lahood good man i think has done a great job. he came in and he said hey, folks, i...
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be some other ideology or some other crazy set of ideas lou: homeland security department secretary napolitano saying that she is convinced that this is not part of a larger plot that it is one instance. your reaction? >> you can't know that now. you can't. i think it is not part of an international plot. that is my hunch. i investigated cases with punches. at the time they were right, have the time they were wrong. i had to abandon a lot of punches that turned out to be wrong. you're asking me for my hunch, this is not orchestrated by al qaeda overseas. but this could very well be being done by homegrown people who were looking to try to do the same thing. or we could be all wrong and this could be some kind of other plot having to do with something that we have not even figured out yet. lou: so i infer from what you're saying that you think this is at most a small group of people working to carry out these terrorist attacks. not an individual. >> i don't think this is a major, a planned attack by an overseas group. i think it would be far bigger than what we saw if it were a planned attack.
be some other ideology or some other crazy set of ideas lou: homeland security department secretary napolitano saying that she is convinced that this is not part of a larger plot that it is one instance. your reaction? >> you can't know that now. you can't. i think it is not part of an international plot. that is my hunch. i investigated cases with punches. at the time they were right, have the time they were wrong. i had to abandon a lot of punches that turned out to be wrong. you're...
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you had the department homeland security secretary janet napolitano she did not believe the federal government did not believe that the boston incident was tied to a greater plot other than the boston incident. whether it has a bigger plot, in other words, tied to a bigger organization, they wouldn't say. whether it is foreign or domestic, federal officials would not say. as far as anything they've heard chatter wise intelligence wise, before or after, that is the real mystery here. they are not hearing much at all. that is a little bit unique. usually you have terrorist groups that claim responsibility. after the "new york times" new york times square bombing you had al-qaeda claiming right away. you have no one right now. sometimes that happens but it's pretty wear. they are not hearing any chatter. they didn't hear anything before. you heard in that press conference there wasn't a specific threat on a marathon. they had normal threat assessment heading into the race they aren't hearing anything from cellphones and radio traffic afterwards. >> eric: thanks a lot. now, we're going to head bac
you had the department homeland security secretary janet napolitano she did not believe the federal government did not believe that the boston incident was tied to a greater plot other than the boston incident. whether it has a bigger plot, in other words, tied to a bigger organization, they wouldn't say. whether it is foreign or domestic, federal officials would not say. as far as anything they've heard chatter wise intelligence wise, before or after, that is the real mystery here. they are...
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. >> security secretary janet napolitano crossing over the wires in the last minute or so a statement saying that this bombing is not believed to be part of any larger plot. again, from the homeland security secretary, the word we have been hoping to hear for the better part of 24 hours, there is no indication of any kind that this bombing is part of a larger plot of any kind. at the moment we're live near boylston street, a few blocks from the finish line. we're just more than the 2 hours during this program yesterday a terror attack stunned the city in celebration. sources are saying explosioned in the twin blasts were made from pressure cookers. experts say attackers previously used pressurer cookers for bomb in afghanistan in the foiled bombing in times square in 2010. a live look at massachusetts general hospital where we expect a news conference to begin moments from now with updates on the victims. a federal law enforcement source tells fox news that investigators have ruled out that saudi person of interest they were questioning and about whom we have been speaking. he is not
. >> security secretary janet napolitano crossing over the wires in the last minute or so a statement saying that this bombing is not believed to be part of any larger plot. again, from the homeland security secretary, the word we have been hoping to hear for the better part of 24 hours, there is no indication of any kind that this bombing is part of a larger plot of any kind. at the moment we're live near boylston street, a few blocks from the finish line. we're just more than the 2...
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>> janet napolitano says she things this is not part of a broader movement. >> neil: how would see know that? >> she is privy to a lot of intelligence we don't have. but it's very tough to say. this attack to me had some of the hallmarks of the islamic terror attacks we had multibell bombings, in the bombs we had nails, ball bearings, designed to cause maximum carnage. we don't know who is behind it yet but right now some over hallmarks -- another thing, with the antigovernment extremists. we heard a lot of that yesterday from commentators. you would think they would target a government building, federal building, irs building, government facility, the kind of indiscriminate terror we say yesterday, women and children, an eight-year-old killed, this is hall mark of islamic style attacks which means, these guys follow up and you're talking about no claim of responsibility? that is very interesting. perhaps whoever did it, didn't issue a claim of responsibility because there's more in the works forbid. >> neil: in the case of the oklahoma city bombing, that was done by an american, terry
>> janet napolitano says she things this is not part of a broader movement. >> neil: how would see know that? >> she is privy to a lot of intelligence we don't have. but it's very tough to say. this attack to me had some of the hallmarks of the islamic terror attacks we had multibell bombings, in the bombs we had nails, ball bearings, designed to cause maximum carnage. we don't know who is behind it yet but right now some over hallmarks -- another thing, with the...
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unanswered questions tonight, jay carney, not just him, the fbi and the homeland security department, janet napolitano are going to face a lot of questions about what they knew and what they didn't know. and we should say in fairness to them, obviously, this was said in the bush administration when i was here and should be said now, which is that for the department of homeland security still a relatively new federal agency post 9/11 as you noted, they have to be right 100% of the time. the terrorists only have to be right once. and all of a sudden we have horrific scene. so, there are a lot of terror attacks that thwarted in the bush administration that have been thwarted in this administration. but now this one was not. why not is going to be a big question. >> bill: yeah. particularly when the funerals of the children, one confirmed dead 8-year-old girl, but there are, we understand, 8 other children that have been injured or in the hospital. all right. we appreciate it, ed. we'll talk with you again tomorrow. >> thanks, bill. >> bill: we have fox news anchor bill hemmer up in boston now. you just g
unanswered questions tonight, jay carney, not just him, the fbi and the homeland security department, janet napolitano are going to face a lot of questions about what they knew and what they didn't know. and we should say in fairness to them, obviously, this was said in the bush administration when i was here and should be said now, which is that for the department of homeland security still a relatively new federal agency post 9/11 as you noted, they have to be right 100% of the time. the...
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. >> greta: briefing from homeland security janet napolitano, did she say we're on to somebody? >> i've had briefings with law enforcement, as well. they don't have specific leads at this point. >> this is like a fran sick search and all we have is a bomb. >> i do think it's something is going to come out on this bomb and lead us to where it originated. the other issue we do have a lot of photos. >> greta: we have searched a saudi national. i know because he a saudi national there is a little profiling there. they tackled him and they thought she was suspect. he searched his apartment and he is not a good sign. that is not a good sign. >> that lead washed out. there are other leads. i will say that is why they are asking the public to come forward if they have any information about this. so just like you, i'm very concerned. as you see the people who were killed and injured and maimed and crippled, an eight-year-old boy. it cries out for justice. >> what is curious, secretary napolitano is saying it does not appear to be a coordinated plot. upon what does she base that. from you
. >> greta: briefing from homeland security janet napolitano, did she say we're on to somebody? >> i've had briefings with law enforcement, as well. they don't have specific leads at this point. >> this is like a fran sick search and all we have is a bomb. >> i do think it's something is going to come out on this bomb and lead us to where it originated. the other issue we do have a lot of photos. >> greta: we have searched a saudi national. i know because he a...
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homeland security vehicle janet napolitano saying her department knew tlatd older brother in the boston marathon bombings, tamerian tsarnaev traveled to russia last year. that was news to lindsay graham who says the f.b.i. told him they had no knowledge of his travels abroad and that his name had spelled incorrectly on that trip and they hadn't is your veiled him. so it could help if the bombing suspect had any help and the look at the older brother. this mugshot was when he was arrested for domestic violence and that is when they believe his radicalization took place. katherine heritage has more. >> in front of the senate committee the statements of homeland security secretary apparently conflict weigh statements by assistant f.b.i. director. napolitano telling senators that homeland security, he left for russia in 2012. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia, if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you are referring to -- yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations the matter had been closed. >>
homeland security vehicle janet napolitano saying her department knew tlatd older brother in the boston marathon bombings, tamerian tsarnaev traveled to russia last year. that was news to lindsay graham who says the f.b.i. told him they had no knowledge of his travels abroad and that his name had spelled incorrectly on that trip and they hadn't is your veiled him. so it could help if the bombing suspect had any help and the look at the older brother. this mugshot was when he was arrested for...
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we showed an older brother, this tkhaou owe, that is secretary napolitano. we just showed a picture. you said in interviews that the fbi has told you that they missed tamerlan leaving the country and going to russia because maybe his name was misspelled, that was one of the reasons given. we just heard from secretary napolitano that he did indeed, and these are her words, ping when he left the united states, and then the investigation seemed to be cleared during his time away. where ills the discrepancy? what is the truth? because it goes to the question, is our system working or isn't it? >> clearly it's not working. i'm dumbfounded wither 4 answer. i was told dar -- with her answer. i was told two nights ago in march they got a letter from the russian intelligence services that the older brother was a radical islamist, watch out for him. they claimed to have interviewed him. they interviewed his family. they went to the school he was attending and interviewed people. they sent the file back to russia in october of 2011, asked for more information and they
we showed an older brother, this tkhaou owe, that is secretary napolitano. we just showed a picture. you said in interviews that the fbi has told you that they missed tamerlan leaving the country and going to russia because maybe his name was misspelled, that was one of the reasons given. we just heard from secretary napolitano that he did indeed, and these are her words, ping when he left the united states, and then the investigation seemed to be cleared during his time away. where ills the...